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Friday, 19 February 2016

16 Fantastico Facts about Delhi

Many of the Delhiites,
don’t known about some of the fantastico facts about Delhi. These facts are:

1. Delhi is the capital of India, the capital was shifted
from Calcutta to Delhi in 1912. It is built on the banks of Yamuna River.

2. Delhi is the world’s second most bird-rich capital city
after Nairobi, Kenya.

3. Lotus temple is one of the best structure in Delhi. It
was completed in 1986, and is known for its lotus like structure. It has won
many architectural awards and has been featured in many magazines.

Shahjahanabad was
the old name of Delhi. Indraparasthawas the name Delhi during the Mahabharat Era.

4. Yogmaya temple in Delhi is one of the five temples of Mahabharta days.

5. The Qutub
Minar is the world's tallest brick minar at 72.5 metres.

6. Delhi is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.

7. Azadpur in
Delhi, is Asia’s largest fruit and vegetable market. An approximate of 30,000
vendors get their supplies from here.

8. Delhi has an International Toilet Museum at Mahavir Enclave. Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
is the founder of the museum. The museum is open 365 days. The museum has a
rare collection of facts, objects and pictures of toilets from 2500 BC to date.
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets has beenawarded for ‘Certificate of Excellence 2013’ by
TripAdvisor.in.

9. The walled city of Delhi had fourteen gates. Now there
are only 5 are standing they are:

Kashmiri Gate:
Pointing North to Kashmir

Ajmeri Gate:
Facing Ajmer in Rajasthan

Lahori Gate:
Facing Lahore in Pakistan

Delhi Gate: Road
to earlier cities of Delhi

Turkman Gate:
Named after pious saint HazratShahTurkam.

10. Khari Baoli, in
Old Delhi is the Asia’s biggest wholesale spices and dry fruit market.

11. Delhi rail museum is the only museum having steam-age
rail structures. The Delhi rail museum is in Chanakyapuri. It was opened on 1st February 1977. Many
attractions, have been added to the museum which are:

1:8 scale toy train

Diesel Simulator

Steam Simulator

Coach Simulator

12. Feroz shah Kotla
is from the 3 century B.C. Ashokan
Pillar. Emperor, Feroz Shah Tughlaq
brought this 27 tonne pillar to Delhi from Topar
in Ambala, where the great Emperor Ashoka erected it.

13. Delhi is one of the greenest cities in the world. It has
20% of the landmass covered by forests.

14. The entire public transport system in New Delhi runs on
environment-friendly Compressed Natural Gas.

15. In 2010, the Common Wealth Games were held in Delhi and had
been reported to be the largest and most expensive of all CWGs till date.

16. Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in
Delhi. It was built in 1656 and was built by the Mughal EmperorShah Jahan. The
Jama Masjid is in Chandni Chowk,
Delhi.